Arch Reconstr Microsurg.  2016 Nov;25(2):65-68. 10.15596/ARMS.2016.25.2.65.

Acute Shortening and Delayed Lengthening in Management of Lower Leg Amputation: A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea. orthoshin@gmail.com

Abstract

Acute bone shortening and delayed lengthening by Ilizarov surgery have been used to treat a wide range of soft tissue injuries including open fracture, osteomyelitis of the tibia and lower leg amputation. It has advantages such as bone lengthening as well as minimizing the loss of damaged tissues via tissue expansion. Here, we report a case of 52-year-old male with satisfactory results through acute bone shortening, replantation, and gradual bone lengthening after complete amputation of the ankle with related literature reviews.

Keyword

Bone lengthening; Amputation; Ilizarov surgery

MeSH Terms

Amputation*
Ankle
Bone Lengthening
Fractures, Open
Humans
Leg*
Male
Middle Aged
Osteomyelitis
Replantation
Soft Tissue Injuries
Tibia
Tissue Expansion
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